Holstein Kiel boost their survival hopes, stunning Borussia Dortmund with three first-half goals in a brilliant Bundesliga win.

Holstein Kiel succumbed to a 3-2 defeat on Saturday at the hands of Freiburg, who were leading 3-0 before conceding in the 85th and 90th minutes. Boss Marcel Rapp might feel his team should have done considerably better defensively considering his side did not face a big chance and only faced an xG total of 0.63.

Borussia Dortmund's struggles in the league continued with a 4-2 loss at Holstein Kiel earlier on Tuesday, raising the heat on under-fire coach Nuri Sahin.

The Bundesliga will resume its proceedings as Holstein Kiel gear up to host Borussia Dortmund in their 17th league game of the season.

As for Holstein Kiel, Lewis Holtby is expected to return to the line-up while there could also be starts for Andu Kelati and Dominik Javorček, both of whom have played a bit-part role this season. Armin Gigović and Nicolai Remberg have both picked up four yellow cards this season and upon collecting a fifth, will serve a one game ban.

Holstein Kiel will be looking for their third league win when they host a struggling Borussia Dortmund outfit on Tuesday night.

Dortmund had dominated possession but was caught out in the 27th when Julian Brandt lost the ball to Alexander Bernhardsson after a throw in. Bernhardsson surged forward and laid

A second-half goal from Alex Grimaldo sent Bayer Leverkusen to a 1-0 home win over Mainz, closing the gap with league leaders Bayern Munich to one point.With half the season played, Dortmund sit ninth,